Ordinary Time
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
Liturgical color: White · for the feast of Nativity of the Virgin Mary
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Saint of the day
Feast
Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Nine months after the Immaculate Conception, the Church remembers Mary's birth. An ancient feast in both East and West; the Roman Calendar has kept it since the seventh century.
Today the dawn rises. Mother, lead us into the day your Son makes new.
A feast ranks below a solemnity and above a memorial.
About Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is the Church's ordered counting of weeks — 'ordinal', not 'ordinary' in the sense of plain. It falls in two stretches, after the Christmas season and after Pentecost, and it is where most of the Gospel is read straight through, Sunday by Sunday.
Why white?
White is worn at Christmas and Easter, and on feasts of the Lord, Mary, and saints who were not martyred. It is the color of joy and of light.
Verse of the day
Ps 150:6
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on September 8, 2026?
White, for the feast of Nativity of the Virgin Mary. White is worn at Christmas and Easter, and on feasts of the Lord, Mary, and saints who were not martyred. It is the color of joy and of light.
What liturgical season is September 8, 2026 in?
Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is the Church's ordered counting of weeks — 'ordinal', not 'ordinary' in the sense of plain. It falls in two stretches, after the Christmas season and after Pentecost, and it is where most of the Gospel is read straight through, Sunday by Sunday.
Is September 8, 2026 a holy day of obligation in the United States?
No. In the United States the holy days of obligation are Mary, Mother of God (1 January), the Assumption (15 August), All Saints (1 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), and Christmas (25 December); the Ascension is observed on a Thursday or the following Sunday depending on the diocese.
Which saint is celebrated on September 8, 2026?
the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. Nine months after the Immaculate Conception, the Church remembers Mary's birth. An ancient feast in both East and West; the Roman Calendar has kept it since the seventh…
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